Weekly Challenge

The 14th annual Remote Area Medical Health Expedition at the Wise County
fairgrounds took place in July. The event, which so disturbed a high-level health
insurance executive in 2007 that he quit his job to advocate full-time for single-payer
health care, provided free medical, dental, and vision services to some 3000 people
over three days on a first-come-first-served no-questions-asked basis.

While politicians in attendance approved the generosity and gratitude that they
observed, they failed to acknowledge that these are aspects of a national health care
system that Canadians and others frequently cite in defense of theirs.

Instead of counting on the generosity of volunteers and the gratitude of those
with no other health care options, we must continue to speak out for a health care
system that recognizes the generosity of Americans -- a trait so often praised
by visitors to our country -- and their gratitude for programs such as Medicare that
provide care by right rather than ability to pay.

Upcoming Events

Gather on the National Mall in Washington, DC to answer the question "Does America need a new healthcare system?"
with a resounding "DUH". Registration is appreciated in order to comply with
National Park Service requests. Click here for ways you can help to make
this demonstration a success.

PNHP's 25th Anniversary Meeting will be held Saturday, October 27, 2012 in San Francisco at Parc 55 Wyndham San
Francisco-Union Square Hotel, 55 Cyril Magnin Street. Click
here
to register for the meeting. Click here for
information on the Leadership Training Institute scheduled for Friday, October 26.